Heritage Lace—a family-owned business in Pella, Iowa—has
grown with the times. Started in the early 1980s, the company imported its
textiles until the early 2000s, but now has the ability to create about 95% of
its lace products in the United States.

“Lace textiles require
lots of complicated machinery,” co-CEO Dan De Cook said in the February issue
of Inspirational Gift Mart magazine. “There may be 7,000 spools of yarn
feeding one machine with 7,000 needles. Just one of those machines costs $1
million. We have 70 of them.”

The biggest factor in the company’s ability to thrive likely
is its own textile mill, which De Cook said is the last of its kind in North
America. And the company keeps the new designs coming.

“It’s exciting to see
lace designs influenced by a new generation of trends and patterns,” said Desha
Bruxvoort, one of the product design team members at Heritage. “Lace textiles
have a long and rich history and will continue to be an important part of
future fashion and home interiors.”

Along with creating
excellent product, the company stands behind its mission.

“We are certainly passionate about the mission and message
of Christian booksellers and, more importantly, about Scripture itself,” De
Cook said.